Learn from Li Na
At Caixin Online, Huang Yiping argues for further reform and opening of China’s financial system, citing Li Na’s June 4th Grand Slam victory at the French Open as an unlikely model: Behind her advances were a series...
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Samuel Wade (@samuel_wade@mstdn.ca) is Executive Editor for CDT English, and is based in Vancouver.
China Told to Reduce Food Production or Face ‘Dire’ Water Levels
China must step down agricultural production if it is to avoid even more serious water shortages in the future, according to a leading groundwater expert. But the proposed alternative of increased imports runs contrary to the...
Read MoreWater Use in China “an Environmental Ponzi Scheme”
The Guardian’s Damian Carrington writes on the unsustainability of water use in China and the Middle East: The world’s population tripled in the 20th century, but the thirst for water grew six-fold, the large...
Read MoreWikileaks Uncovers Honeytrapped Chinese Officials
The Taipei Times reports the alleged capture of high-ranking Chinese officials in a “honey trap” set by a Taiwanese intelligence operative. The story was uncovered by American diplomatic cables recently released by...
Read MoreHow China Sees Russia
Nico Popescu of the European Council on Foreign Relations examines Chinese attitudes towards post-Soviet Russia, including its leadership and its place in BRIC: A colleague of mine and I asked the Chinese how do they see the...
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